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it's the second inauguration of president obama. our special coverage on "starting point" ends right now. we want to leave you with a john berman look at the president's last four years in four minutes. here it is. >> reporter: it starts here, january 20th, 2009. screaming crowds, soaring hopes, towering expectations. what could possibly go wrong? except the inauguration. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> reporter: first year, major action, big stimulus, big bailout, big appointment, big smack. >> nice. >> now, where were we? >> we were here, beer summit. the president invites massachusetts cop to the white house to ease racial tension. he didn't invite the salahis to state dinner. chicago loses the olympics. the nation loses an icon. the president wins a peace prize. year two, state of the union, big speech, national audience. what could possibly go wrong? >> those who were here illegally. >> reporter: congressman joe wilson doesn't like the president's health care pitch. justice samuel alito doesn't like his campai
it's the second inauguration of president obama. our special coverage on "starting point" ends right now. we want to leave you with a john berman look at the president's last four years in four minutes. here it is. >> reporter: it starts here, january 20th, 2009. screaming crowds, soaring hopes, towering expectations. what could possibly go wrong? except the inauguration. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> reporter: first year, major action, big...
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president obama this week rolled up his sleeves and here are a few of his suggestions. number seven, launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign. now, do you really think a criminal in possession of an illegal gun about to commit a crime is going to stop and take a listen to your responsible gun ownership campaign? and number four, the president says that he will direct the attorney general to review the category of individuals prohibited from having a gun. really? aren't all criminals and the mental ill already prohibited from having a gun? that hasn't stopped them. number 11. the president says there should be a nomination of an atf director. by the way, mr. president, isn't that something you should have done during the fast and furious debacle when we were furiously shipping assault rifles into the hands of the mexican drug cartel? and the president's number 13. maximize enforcement effort to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crimes. this from a president under whose watch gun crime prosecutions have gone down 40%. now, i dedicated my professi
president obama this week rolled up his sleeves and here are a few of his suggestions. number seven, launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign. now, do you really think a criminal in possession of an illegal gun about to commit a crime is going to stop and take a listen to your responsible gun ownership campaign? and number four, the president says that he will direct the attorney general to review the category of individuals prohibited from having a gun. really? aren't all...
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a few executive orders obama can take on his own. if congress does not cooperate it could all come down to the states, as bill mentioned earlier in new york, setting the first example there. we will be right back. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. [ music ] >> broadcasting across the nation, on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show". >> president obama and vice president joe biden with children from across the land poised to announce their recommendation for how to deal with the problem of gun violence in this country. he will do so about three hours from now at the
a few executive orders obama can take on his own. if congress does not cooperate it could all come down to the states, as bill mentioned earlier in new york, setting the first example there. we will be right back. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong,...
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obama. i think he's been trying to do that for a long time but on account of racism mainly and on account of people are not used to other people other than the norm chrks has been like hundreds of years prior to that, it seems like some people feel that they need to exploit other people so that they can gain themselves. host: i'll stop you on that point. thanks for giving us a call. liz smith -- a couple of other headlines senator john carrie finally gets chance to head state -- >> confirmation hearings for senator carrie will take place next thursday. the committee that he currently chairs, he will be facing questions and is expected to be approved by the senate to be the next secretary of state. senator geithner musing on the crisis. this is a is it down in an interview. he said -- the commit interview is also available online. the role of government solving america's problems. republican line from alabama , good morning. caller: good morning. i have very little education, 72 years old, a
obama. i think he's been trying to do that for a long time but on account of racism mainly and on account of people are not used to other people other than the norm chrks has been like hundreds of years prior to that, it seems like some people feel that they need to exploit other people so that they can gain themselves. host: i'll stop you on that point. thanks for giving us a call. liz smith -- a couple of other headlines senator john carrie finally gets chance to head state -- >>...
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impeachment, before president obama had even suggested anything. steve stockman wanted to impeach him as a gun grabber. that, incidentally, is how he won his race to go back to congress this past year, too. he called his republican opponent in the primary a gun grabber. everybody's a gun grabber. president obama did introduce yesterday a very broad package of reforms to try to deal with gun violence in this country. expanded access to mental health treatment, improvements in the background checks system, resources for schools to have more armed guards on site if they want them. and yes, a renewal of the old assault weapons ban that we had for ten years before it expired in 2004. since president obama introduced those measures all of the discussion in washington has been about the viability of what he is proposing, right? renewing the assault weapons ban, that's not viable, that'll never pass. that is the chorus from washington. the nra of course says that nothing will pass. old steve stockman says i don't care if anything passes, let's impeach him
impeachment, before president obama had even suggested anything. steve stockman wanted to impeach him as a gun grabber. that, incidentally, is how he won his race to go back to congress this past year, too. he called his republican opponent in the primary a gun grabber. everybody's a gun grabber. president obama did introduce yesterday a very broad package of reforms to try to deal with gun violence in this country. expanded access to mental health treatment, improvements in the background...
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what hank johnson said, they still can't get over that obama is black, that's what he said. that's race baiting. >> i agree with you, i agree with you, sean, i don't think it's legitimate argument to make and in his mind a lot of southerners-- 60% of white people didn't vote for obama and i think that the south that-- >> david limbaugh i'm tired of this country being led by the president, being divided along racial lines, rich versus poor, black versus white, old versus young. this president is the most divisive president in history and of course, we hear from his party almost daily now. and maybe they don't know the campaign's over. >> you know, hank johnson said he can't get over, we can't get over that he's black. i can't get over that he's a marxist, you know, this constant usage of liberals and obama of the race card is damaging race relations, it's damaging minorities, it's damaging blacks. i can tick off 17 examples of obama's exploittation of race and had them in both of my books and have them if you want to waste the time going into it. but this is hurting race rela
what hank johnson said, they still can't get over that obama is black, that's what he said. that's race baiting. >> i agree with you, i agree with you, sean, i don't think it's legitimate argument to make and in his mind a lot of southerners-- 60% of white people didn't vote for obama and i think that the south that-- >> david limbaugh i'm tired of this country being led by the president, being divided along racial lines, rich versus poor, black versus white, old versus young. this...
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obama's plan requires congressional approval. it calls for renewing an assault weapons ban that went into effect in 1994. then expired a decade later. now the question is whether all of this will be implemented and if so, will it make a difference? paul gigot is the editorial page editor of "the wall street journal." the president has suggested that, you know, the american people are behind these proposals. the question is, is the congress? >> well i think that remains to be seen and i think the reality is this is an uphill fight for the president and not merely because of republican opposition in the house of representatives, which they control. also because of democratic potential opposition in the senate. of course harry reid, the majority leader, has long been a big supporter of the nra and they have returned the favor politically to him. that is one of the reasons he won re-election in difficulty fashion in 2010. now in 2014 other democratic senators in swing states who are up. jon: up for re-election. >> that's right. jon:
obama's plan requires congressional approval. it calls for renewing an assault weapons ban that went into effect in 1994. then expired a decade later. now the question is whether all of this will be implemented and if so, will it make a difference? paul gigot is the editorial page editor of "the wall street journal." the president has suggested that, you know, the american people are behind these proposals. the question is, is the congress? >> well i think that remains to be...
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he said he directed the judiciary committee to take up measures called for by president obama. reid has previously said poses a bill banning assault weapons which stands little chance of passing the house. a bitterly cold arctic blast is gripping half of the nation this morning, making the most basic outside activities treacherous. exposure to the weather is expected in at least four deaths. dangerously low temperatures are shutting down schools and causing water main breaks. warming centers have extended hours to help the influx of homeless people and those without heat. on tuesday, one person was killed in this massive pileup of 20 vehicles caused by icy conditions in michigan. got to be safe out there. nbc's meteorologist bill karins has more on this dangerous cold snap. it's a good thing we're in here. it's tough outside. >> great lakes, northern plains, it's been two or three years -- we had a couple of mild winter storm. this one caught everyone's attention. a little shock to the system. what's interesting about this arctic blast is that it's really a fine line. if you're
he said he directed the judiciary committee to take up measures called for by president obama. reid has previously said poses a bill banning assault weapons which stands little chance of passing the house. a bitterly cold arctic blast is gripping half of the nation this morning, making the most basic outside activities treacherous. exposure to the weather is expected in at least four deaths. dangerously low temperatures are shutting down schools and causing water main breaks. warming centers...
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and it's an unnamed obama administration official that claims to have seen the cable. and it's an unknown case that this rubicon has been crossed, insisting that the u.s. must react, that syria is testing our resolve. that when the president said any use of chemical weapons would be a red line, well, then this incident means he must really not have meant it. it is, of course, possible that it is true. that syria has used chemical weapons. if it is true, it is both awful on its face, and it is something that the president and the secretary of state said would be treated as a red line, a serious response from the united states. in his report tonight, josh notes that it is activists and defectors from syria who are marketing this story that syria has crossed that red line. this reported secret document from u.s. state department officials in turkey josh says was also born of interviews with syrian activists and defectors, who of course very much want the largest military power on earth involved on their side of their war with their own government. the whole thing is both
and it's an unnamed obama administration official that claims to have seen the cable. and it's an unknown case that this rubicon has been crossed, insisting that the u.s. must react, that syria is testing our resolve. that when the president said any use of chemical weapons would be a red line, well, then this incident means he must really not have meant it. it is, of course, possible that it is true. that syria has used chemical weapons. if it is true, it is both awful on its face, and it is...
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obama's inaugural speech yesterday. he renewed his push for clean energy and of course start thinking about the dirtiest energy and that is coal. the new technologies, the phrack and technologies pushing on the price of natural gas making coal less economical. given mr. obama's initiative and given where we are with natural gas. cheryl: another group you do like performing amazingly it the technology sector. if you look at the group under this president up 100% whether he can take credit for that or not, i will not say, but technology is a positive. we're getting apple's numbers tomorrow. you are saying go for the tech. >> absolutely. if you're ibm, hewlett-packard had an off year. let's focus on apple, but now we're seeing not everyone wants an iphone 5. given the superior dividend, the space, the fact intel and microsoft slowing the dividends double-digit the last five years, given the continued need for more technology, more investors push into that area. cheryl: looking forward to apple's earnings, google, but intel
obama's inaugural speech yesterday. he renewed his push for clean energy and of course start thinking about the dirtiest energy and that is coal. the new technologies, the phrack and technologies pushing on the price of natural gas making coal less economical. given mr. obama's initiative and given where we are with natural gas. cheryl: another group you do like performing amazingly it the technology sector. if you look at the group under this president up 100% whether he can take credit for...
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the second obama inaugural is expected to draw roughly a third of the nearly 2 million people who came here four years ago. ♪ it's not a city known for doing much of anything in a hurry, but washington is in overdrive ahead of monday's inaugural festivities. ♪ the capitol gearing up to help celebrate the start of president obama's second term. today, while crews cover the mall, the nation's newly planted front lawn to protect it from trampling feet, workers decorated in advance of the two official inaugural balls, down from ten four years ago. >> this isn't just a celebration of a president or a party. or any political belief. this is a celebration of the american people. >> reporter: as for security, officials say so far there are no known threats. helicopters and jets will enforce a 30-mile no-fly zone and employ national guardsmen from more than ten states were sworn in to add another layer. in suburban washington, 42 different agencies will staff the joint inaugural command center with monitors displaying feeds from across the capitol. >> now, you're going to be right up in the
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i think of birmingham, alabama, very much like obama -- president obama is dealing with the question of gun violence and so forth. and it's because of dr. king, he raised the question to the nation. we are a nation better than this. >> and that was right here on this mall. wh what does the timing mean to you? certainly just before we came out of the commercial break. dr. king would have turned 84 on monday. certainly some interesting timing here as well. >> yeah. he was two years older than me. i just turned 82 the week before. what it really -- what it really means, the confluence of the commemoration of his 84th birthday and the president's second inaugural, i see the power wheel between what brought dr. king to prominence in birmingham, alabama, in which he sought to raise the conscien conscienceness of the nation against segregation. and on the 15th of september, four little girls lost their lives in the bombing of the baptist church. you had violence. >> right. >> you had fred shuttlesworth that was beaten so many times. the question that both happened in birmingham and is now h
i think of birmingham, alabama, very much like obama -- president obama is dealing with the question of gun violence and so forth. and it's because of dr. king, he raised the question to the nation. we are a nation better than this. >> and that was right here on this mall. wh what does the timing mean to you? certainly just before we came out of the commercial break. dr. king would have turned 84 on monday. certainly some interesting timing here as well. >> yeah. he was two years...
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the tactic could not defeat president obama -- the fact that they could not defeat president obama, i thought, i am not going to support their financial effort anymore. host: you mention that your a gun owner, and you have been treated for depression. caller: i am treated for depression. i have not read the president's entire proposal verbatim. i want to caution the government to really take a look at this for people -- it as a man, it was very difficult for me to ever go to a health-care professional to address my depression. i knew for years that i was depressed, but i always thought that was something that i could man up, power through. that is just not the case. my doctor actually told me, it is a physical thing, a chemical thing. you almost have to look at it as somebody who has cancer. i cannot equate that it zucker he same,, -- exactly teh same but you cannot hope away cancer. you have to deal with it. my point is, depending on how far we look at these mental health aspects of having a gun and being gun owner, who might caution is, let's not go so far to make a person like myse
the tactic could not defeat president obama -- the fact that they could not defeat president obama, i thought, i am not going to support their financial effort anymore. host: you mention that your a gun owner, and you have been treated for depression. caller: i am treated for depression. i have not read the president's entire proposal verbatim. i want to caution the government to really take a look at this for people -- it as a man, it was very difficult for me to ever go to a health-care...
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i think he's obama with a war record. >> exactly. >> i think he's the real obama. thank you, sam stein, and i like it, of course. sam stein and michael crowley. although i think hagel is a notch to my left actually. >>> up next, rush limbaugh has a crazy theory about why liberals love the movie "lincoln." what else would be crazy from this guy? it's got to do with the civil war and some unfinished business. thank you, michael crowley. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? maybe you want to incorporate a business. or protect your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like the help of an attorney. at legalzoom a legal plan attorney is available in most states with every personalized document to answer questions. get started at legalzoom.com today. and now you're protected. to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can l
i think he's obama with a war record. >> exactly. >> i think he's the real obama. thank you, sam stein, and i like it, of course. sam stein and michael crowley. although i think hagel is a notch to my left actually. >>> up next, rush limbaugh has a crazy theory about why liberals love the movie "lincoln." what else would be crazy from this guy? it's got to do with the civil war and some unfinished business. thank you, michael crowley. this is "hardball,"...
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ladies and gentlemen, president barack obama. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you so much. thank you, everybody. please. please have a seat. good afternoon, everybody. let me begin by thanking our vice president joe biden for your dedication, joe, to this issue, for bringing so many different voices to the table. because while reducing gun violence is a complicated challenge, protecting our children from harm shouldn't be a divisive one. over the month since the tragedy in newtown, we've heard from so many and obviously none have affected us more than the families of those gorgeous children and their teachers and guardians who were lost. and so we're grateful to all of you for taking the time to be here and recognizing that we honor their memories in part by doing everything we can to prevent this from happening again. we also heard from some unexpected people, in particular, i started getting a lot of letters from kids. four of them are here today. grant fritz, julia stokes, hinna zehaw, and teja good. they're pretty representative of some of the message
ladies and gentlemen, president barack obama. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you so much. thank you, everybody. please. please have a seat. good afternoon, everybody. let me begin by thanking our vice president joe biden for your dedication, joe, to this issue, for bringing so many different voices to the table. because while reducing gun violence is a complicated challenge, protecting our children from harm shouldn't be a divisive one. over the month since the tragedy in...
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i think he's obama with a war record. >> exactly. >> i think he's the real obama. thank you, sam stein and i like it, of course. sam tine and michael crowley. although i think hagel is a notch to my left actually. >>> up next, rush limbaugh has a crazy theory about why lib rools love the movie "lincoln." what else would be crazy from this guy? it's got to do with the civil war and some unfinished business. thank you, michael crowley. this is "hardball," the place for politics. here's what happened... i was talking to my best friend. i told her i wasn't feeling like myself... i had pain in my pelvic area... and bleeding that wasn't normal for me. she said i had to go to the doctor. turned out i had uterine cancer, a type of gynecologic cancer. i received treatment and we're confident i'll be fine. please listen to your body. if something doesn't feel right for two weeks or longer, see your doctor. get the inside knowledge about gynecologic cancers. knowing can make all the difference in the world. i love the fact that quicken loans provides va loans. quicken loans u
i think he's obama with a war record. >> exactly. >> i think he's the real obama. thank you, sam stein and i like it, of course. sam tine and michael crowley. although i think hagel is a notch to my left actually. >>> up next, rush limbaugh has a crazy theory about why lib rools love the movie "lincoln." what else would be crazy from this guy? it's got to do with the civil war and some unfinished business. thank you, michael crowley. this is "hardball,"...
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his dress was again chosen by michelle obama to wear on inauguration night. four years ago when he found out about the first lady's choice, he was eating a mushroom and pepperoni pizza from domino's and started screaming. i got a feeling things were different for him this time around. we will talk to him about it. those stories and the "ridiculist" at the top of the hour. >>> now our fifth story "outfront." was she lip syncing? it's actually kind of hard to do. i can't even imagine what it would be like if you were the most gifted singer on the planet. it's really hard to do, like you do more gesturing. it's hard. beyonce's rendition of the national anthem at yesterday's inauguration may not have been all it first appeared to be. ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ >> turns out beyonce may have used a prerecording of the anthem that she made sunday night with the u.s. marine band. now, there's been no comment from beyonce herself but why would she use a canned version? "outfront" tonight, lorraine allie and the consultant for broadway shows,
his dress was again chosen by michelle obama to wear on inauguration night. four years ago when he found out about the first lady's choice, he was eating a mushroom and pepperoni pizza from domino's and started screaming. i got a feeling things were different for him this time around. we will talk to him about it. those stories and the "ridiculist" at the top of the hour. >>> now our fifth story "outfront." was she lip syncing? it's actually kind of hard to do. i...
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>> today on "face the nation," barack obama and the second time around. they're putting the final touches on the platforms and podiums, rehearsals are under way, and vice president biden has already taken the oath. >> so help me god >> that's because the constitution says the oath must tape on january 20. the president takes it at noon, then all of it will be repeopled during public ceremony tomorrow. but in a capitol divided, what next? no one has a for the handle on what the president wants to do than white house adviser david plouffe, who joins us this morning. monday, as martin luther king jr.'s birthday, also, so we'll talk about all of it with the former secretary of state condoleezza rice. bob woodward of the "washington post." former clinton aid, dee dee myers of "vanity fair." conservative columnist peggy noonan of the "wall street journal." joe califano, once an aid to lyndon johnson. taylor branch, author of a new book on race. and james peterson of lehigh university. we'll round it out with the newest brother act in politics, san antonio mayor
>> today on "face the nation," barack obama and the second time around. they're putting the final touches on the platforms and podiums, rehearsals are under way, and vice president biden has already taken the oath. >> so help me god >> that's because the constitution says the oath must tape on january 20. the president takes it at noon, then all of it will be repeopled during public ceremony tomorrow. but in a capitol divided, what next? no one has a for the handle...
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then obama raised it. this time he did an about face in 2009 and decided to accept corporate money and lift all limits on how much someone can donate. big donors can buy package deals named after presidents washington, jefferson, adams, and madison with perks like bleacher seats to tin august real parade and v.i.p. reception to the candlelight celebration. >> we're very comfortable with the way we're raising money. we know we're breaking ground with limitations on lobbying and back money and we're the most transparent inaugural around. >> reporter: watchdogs argue that ordinary people don't get to rub shoulders with policy makers and the president of the united states the way they can. they say they're being fully transparent and even going so far as to post the names of the donors on the web. >> sharyl attkisson. thank you, sharyl. >>> security is always a major concern here in washington but it's especially true when virtually the united states government and countless american citizens are gathered for
then obama raised it. this time he did an about face in 2009 and decided to accept corporate money and lift all limits on how much someone can donate. big donors can buy package deals named after presidents washington, jefferson, adams, and madison with perks like bleacher seats to tin august real parade and v.i.p. reception to the candlelight celebration. >> we're very comfortable with the way we're raising money. we know we're breaking ground with limitations on lobbying and back money...
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and president obama use children to help deliver messages today. appropriate? and we'll investigate what's called the case of political correctness on the playground as two six year olds are suspended for playing a game that goes back hundreds of years. ♪ >> fox news alert. earlier in the hour we told you about a controversial new ad from the national rifle association that criticizes president obama for accepting armed protection for his daughters at school. when mr. obama recently questioned the need for police to step up security at schools across the country. earlier, jay carney called that ad repugnant and cowardly. here is some of the ad currently running on the cable network, the sportsman channel. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools, when his kids are protected by armed guards at their schools? mr. obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, but he's just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to their securities, protection for theirs, and gun-free z
and president obama use children to help deliver messages today. appropriate? and we'll investigate what's called the case of political correctness on the playground as two six year olds are suspended for playing a game that goes back hundreds of years. ♪ >> fox news alert. earlier in the hour we told you about a controversial new ad from the national rifle association that criticizes president obama for accepting armed protection for his daughters at school. when mr. obama recently...
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barack obama believes why becomes a state. so at a very fundamental level, the discourse imus on me to can't draw that distinction between the founders believed in those founders believed for some founders believed because that historically incoherent unanimity is fundamental to the way. >> host: is there any hope of propagandists to have a meaningful, construct a conversation about the founding fathers? >> guest: i think that's at odds with what most propagandists are trying to do. >> host: let me ask about the founding fathers apart from an author says that about them. was this a special group of people? maybe they've been treated on by the people you talk about in your book. this is a group of special people now and 2012? >> guest: i think these remarkable people who care deeply about their country and deeply about ideas. they were all so a flawed, very often hypocritical, very often controversial group of people, but in their own ways care deeply about the countries they were creating them what they were doing anything cut
barack obama believes why becomes a state. so at a very fundamental level, the discourse imus on me to can't draw that distinction between the founders believed in those founders believed for some founders believed because that historically incoherent unanimity is fundamental to the way. >> host: is there any hope of propagandists to have a meaningful, construct a conversation about the founding fathers? >> guest: i think that's at odds with what most propagandists are trying to do....
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what does obama think about that? host: what do you think about the president taking some actions on his own? caller: i don't think anybody ought to take our guns away. host: sandra, you think any action by the president would be taking guns away? "politico" reported yesterday about 19 executive actions, one of them could include giving the cdc in authority to conduct a national research on guns, more aggressive enforcement of existing gun laws, and pushing for larger schering of existing gun databases among federal and state agencies. do you see that as taking away guns? caller: i just do not think he ought to have the power to do that. that is just not -- but i'm curious what other people think about before the shootings because nobody talks about the soldiers. host: rick is a gun owner in pennsylvania, independent caller. caller: hi. i think it's pretty crazy. your caller who said the gun owners are the ones that are going play and the shooting games, i think we are the exact opposite. we are responsible parents an
what does obama think about that? host: what do you think about the president taking some actions on his own? caller: i don't think anybody ought to take our guns away. host: sandra, you think any action by the president would be taking guns away? "politico" reported yesterday about 19 executive actions, one of them could include giving the cdc in authority to conduct a national research on guns, more aggressive enforcement of existing gun laws, and pushing for larger schering of...
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now have a look at this pictureresi of president obama. this was one month ago today andpain you can see the pain on his face as he was told in that moment in the oval office of the newtown tragedy. t he's described it as the worst day of his presidency. well, today the president was given a list of recommendations on how to make mass shootingsas less likely. the list was developed by vice president biden. one idea is banning assaultwe weapons of the kind used in newtown and in the colorado movie theater massacre. major garrett is at the white house for us tonight. major? >> reporter: scott, the president said he doesn't knowdoes if congress will reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 after ten years on the books. and it's not clear how that hard president will fight for that ban. politics may argue against it. at a news conference today, the president said lawmakers will have to examine their conscience after the newtown massacre. >> the issue here is not whetherhe or not we believe in the second amendment. the issue is ar
now have a look at this pictureresi of president obama. this was one month ago today andpain you can see the pain on his face as he was told in that moment in the oval office of the newtown tragedy. t he's described it as the worst day of his presidency. well, today the president was given a list of recommendations on how to make mass shootingsas less likely. the list was developed by vice president biden. one idea is banning assaultwe weapons of the kind used in newtown and in the colorado...
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tonight michelle obama and her children rocked out at the kids' inaugural concert. the president will take the official oath of office tomorrow and festivities continue through monday. here's a preview. reporter: hundreds of thousands have packed the national mall on monday, eager to witness in person the second inauguration of president obama. but they're not quite partying like it's 2009. four years ago, record 1.8 million people gathered to see the swearing in of the first african-american president this year officials estimate 600,000 to 800,000 will be on hand. more than the crowds for george w. bush's inauguration but a far cry from 2009. there will still be star power, beyoncÉ and james taylor will take part in the ceremony. the mood on the mall will be different, and the president's speech likely to reflect that. like the nation is not teetering on the brink like it was in 2009, it's still struggling with high unemployment, and voters republic -- voters' lack of confidence in washington. >> we will have a good year if we make sound investments and as long a
tonight michelle obama and her children rocked out at the kids' inaugural concert. the president will take the official oath of office tomorrow and festivities continue through monday. here's a preview. reporter: hundreds of thousands have packed the national mall on monday, eager to witness in person the second inauguration of president obama. but they're not quite partying like it's 2009. four years ago, record 1.8 million people gathered to see the swearing in of the first african-american...
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that is where president obama and michelle obama will watch the parade. the city of washington has spent $6.5 million on inauguration related activities. it is according to the washington business journal and that counts for everything to bottled water to the 2.8 $4 million of the construction of the grandstand we just saw. we will take a look around some of the reparations for the inauguration. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] >> attorney general eric holder talked about the president's plan to reduce gun filings. he was at the us conference of mayors along with the head of tsa and the merits houston texas. -- mayor of houston texas. >> good morning. we will get started. i am the chair of the criminal and social justice committee. i have several -- they may join us in progress. i will allow everyone to introduce yourselves. >> we are on a fairly tight schedule. if you'll give me your name and city and we will go in quickly. >> from davenport, iowa. >> connecticut. >> from university city, missouri. >> hempstead, new york. >> california. >> miami, florida.
that is where president obama and michelle obama will watch the parade. the city of washington has spent $6.5 million on inauguration related activities. it is according to the washington business journal and that counts for everything to bottled water to the 2.8 $4 million of the construction of the grandstand we just saw. we will take a look around some of the reparations for the inauguration. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] >> attorney general eric holder talked about the president's...
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afraid we've run out of time it's been a pleasure speaking to you very interesting analogy if this rock obama is ceremonial display being inaugurated in his second term thanks for that. coming up peter the vow and cross talk. georgian president mikheil saakashvili is military police have been accused by prosecutors of using a very unusual weapon to control members of the government a weapon so unusual that history's great villains wouldn't even touch it that weapon was almost sexuality the georgian prosecutor's office claims a network of gay spies was set up to seduce certain politicians in order to surveil them and blackmail them the gay spies would tempt men in the government into going back to their apartments which were filled with hidden cameras and microphones to record information and create a not safe for work video to be used to put pressure on these officials this is truly one of the most unique and kind of gross weapons of political intrigue i've ever heard of i mean how many men in georgia politics could possibly fall into the spy trap you know if he actually did implement this sc
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obama met yesterday with joe biden to go over a whole load of proposals that were put together by a task force led by the vice president. and they include up to 19 different steps that the president could take through executive action to by pass powerful opposition in congress. and dan lothian joins us live at the white house. so, dan, if you could just layout the difference between what the president can do using executive action versus using administrative action. >> and the president and vice president have talked about things they can do legislatively. but if they can't do it that way, they can move things a lot qui quick are by ter by the preside acting on his own. a ban on high capacity clips. universal back grounground chec. tightening up checks on background checks. also discussing issues around mental health. those are some of the things that are part of the package that the president is currently looking at. but again, the president also has talked about using executive orders to move things along very quickly. and that is sort of shaping up to be somewhat of a more murky issue
obama met yesterday with joe biden to go over a whole load of proposals that were put together by a task force led by the vice president. and they include up to 19 different steps that the president could take through executive action to by pass powerful opposition in congress. and dan lothian joins us live at the white house. so, dan, if you could just layout the difference between what the president can do using executive action versus using administrative action. >> and the president...
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and that is, obama fatigues. three years from now, people will be writing columns about obama fatigue, just as they did about clinton fatigue and push fatigue and reagan fatigue. -- bush fatigue and reagan fatigue. franklin roosevelt only gave 30 fireside chats in 12 years. he understood instinctively the dangers of overexposure. he also controlled the media to an extent that modern presidents could not hope to. host: looking back, fdr broke the unwritten kircode of serving more than two terms. in today's modern age, could we have more than did of terms for an president? -- two terms for any president? you worked for ronald reagan. if his health was of course, would he have run for a third term? guest: i doubt it. he talked about it after he left office. he was going to campaign for appeal of that amendment. the thought the american people should be able to vote for anyone wanted to vote for. it is very difficult to imagine after eight years of office -- we've used up our presidents. that is why this string of tw
and that is, obama fatigues. three years from now, people will be writing columns about obama fatigue, just as they did about clinton fatigue and push fatigue and reagan fatigue. -- bush fatigue and reagan fatigue. franklin roosevelt only gave 30 fireside chats in 12 years. he understood instinctively the dangers of overexposure. he also controlled the media to an extent that modern presidents could not hope to. host: looking back, fdr broke the unwritten kircode of serving more than two terms....
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obama looking at bookshelf. they talked about the importance of this day. >> this inauguration, we're going to be -- it's a symbol of how our democracy work and how we peacefully transfer power but it should be an affirmation we're all in this together. >> molly: the vice president and his family participated in the national day of service. they filled care packages for deployed servicemen and women. mr. biden says the troops overseas that we remember them. the area around the washington monument there were opportunities for people that wanted to get involved. they could make cards for foster care children, create a mural, learn how to use recycled materials and more. here is what some of the participants said about the events. >> came all the way from las vegas for the inauguration and a day of service. >> i think it is important because we can take communities back to our community and communities can grow and prosper and pass on all the ideas that we have learned here. >> molly: also participating on the mall
obama looking at bookshelf. they talked about the importance of this day. >> this inauguration, we're going to be -- it's a symbol of how our democracy work and how we peacefully transfer power but it should be an affirmation we're all in this together. >> molly: the vice president and his family participated in the national day of service. they filled care packages for deployed servicemen and women. mr. biden says the troops overseas that we remember them. the area around the...
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obama. the vice president of the united states, joe biden, and dr. jill biden. they are at the reviewing stand. a beautiful couple. [indiscernible] the president of the united states and first lady, followed by the vice-president of the united states, joe biden, and dr. jill biden. united states secret service -- [indiscernible] chairman senator charles schumer, senator lamar alexander, representative john boehner, house democratic leader nancy pelosi. [indiscernible] concluding the presidential press corps, the united states park police. [indiscernible] ladies and gentlemen, the parade continues to 17th street. [indiscernible] this is your chance to show your appreciation to the president of the united states, barack obama, and the first lady, michelle obama, as well as the vice president of the united states, and joe biden, and dr. jill biden, on their way to 17th street. ladies and gentlemen, making their way to the reviewing stand, the vice preside of the united states, joe biden, and dr
obama. the vice president of the united states, joe biden, and dr. jill biden. they are at the reviewing stand. a beautiful couple. [indiscernible] the president of the united states and first lady, followed by the vice-president of the united states, joe biden, and dr. jill biden. united states secret service -- [indiscernible] chairman senator charles schumer, senator lamar alexander, representative john boehner, house democratic leader nancy pelosi. [indiscernible] concluding the...
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president obama will be sworn in in a public ceremony this coming monday. and just a quick heads up from d.c. public transportation officials, they say that access to and around the capitol by car will be tight this weekend and on inauguration day. so the best way to get around will be the city's metro system. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> this weekend the 57th prcial inauguration. sunday, the official swearing-in ceremony at the white house live shortly before noon eastern. our coverage begins with a lookback at the president's 2009 inaugural address at 10:30 a.m. eastern. and then monday the public inaugural ceremonies with the swearing-in at noon eastern at the u.s. capitol and other inaugural festivities including the capitol luncheon and the afternoon parade. coverage begins at 7 a.m. eastern time on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org x. throughout the day join the conversation by phone, facebook and on twitter, hash tag inaug2013. >> and live on c-span today attorney general eric holder will be speaking about reducing gun violen
president obama will be sworn in in a public ceremony this coming monday. and just a quick heads up from d.c. public transportation officials, they say that access to and around the capitol by car will be tight this weekend and on inauguration day. so the best way to get around will be the city's metro system. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> this weekend the 57th prcial inauguration. sunday, the official swearing-in ceremony at the white house live shortly before...
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tonight michelle obama and her children rocked out at the kids' inaugural concert. the president will take the official oath of office tomorrow and festivities continue through monday. here's a preview. reporter: hundreds of thousands have packed the national mall on monday, eager to witness in person the second inauguration of president obama. but they're not quite partying like it's 2009. four years ago, record 1.8 million people gathered to see the swearing in of the first african-american president this year officials estimate 600,000 to 800,000 will be on hand. more than the crowds for george w. bush's inauguration but a far cry from 2009. there will still be star power, beyoncÉ and james taylor will take part in the ceremony. the mood on the mall will be different, and the president's speech likely to reflect that. like the nation is not teetering on the brink like it was in 2009, it's still struggling with high unemployment, and voters republic -- voters' lack of confidence in washington. >> we will have a good year if we make sound investments and as long a
tonight michelle obama and her children rocked out at the kids' inaugural concert. the president will take the official oath of office tomorrow and festivities continue through monday. here's a preview. reporter: hundreds of thousands have packed the national mall on monday, eager to witness in person the second inauguration of president obama. but they're not quite partying like it's 2009. four years ago, record 1.8 million people gathered to see the swearing in of the first african-american...
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and obama is so elitist! the planes can't fly over the white house but the condo board won't let me install a rocket launcher on my roof. but larry sabado tells me the nra ad is effective, it rallies its members to defeat the gun proposals and more importantly the ad supports an issue most americans agree with armed guards in schools and it creates plenty of buzz. still, most americans don't like the nra's tactics, in a "washington post"/abc news poll taken before the new ad, only 36% have a favorable impression of the nra's leadership. so, the "talk back" question for you today, is the nra leadership on target or out of touch? facebook.com/carolcnn. facebook.com/carolcnn. or tweet me @carolcnn. i'll be right back. (announcer) make mornings special, with fancy feast mornings gourmet cat food. mornings are delicious protein rich entrees with garden veggies and egg. fancy feast mornings. the best ingredient is love. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't kno
and obama is so elitist! the planes can't fly over the white house but the condo board won't let me install a rocket launcher on my roof. but larry sabado tells me the nra ad is effective, it rallies its members to defeat the gun proposals and more importantly the ad supports an issue most americans agree with armed guards in schools and it creates plenty of buzz. still, most americans don't like the nra's tactics, in a "washington post"/abc news poll taken before the new ad, only 36%...
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what it is -- as you said it's obama derangement. but i'm really happy that he said i'm going to sign every piece of legislation in to law as i can. >> stephanie: yeah i just watched the video of george bush saying we need an assault weapon's ban -- >> joe scarborough, apparently when he was in office had an a rating from the nra, and he is saying the nra is out of their mines. and i will divulge this i am a gun owner, but i am perfectly in support for making it more difficult to guy guns. it is the most unreasonable untenable, unfathomable position to say that anybody can buy any gun at anytime. >> stephanie: you need to practice for the season opener of archer which starts tonight. [♪ magic wand ♪] >> yes. in this show i just shoot little cartoon guns. poo, poo, poo, poo, poo. [ laughter ] >> but it debuts tonight. we were just on tour, and it was so great to see our fans in person. and have them scream out catch phrases from the show. and this season anthony boredane is going to be on the show and a lot of incredible guest sta
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different activities that he's engaged in trying to manipulate our internal our entire old politics and now obama in his speech yesterday undoubtedly said there's these pundits who say it's about tyranny and enslavement they just want to make money clearly attacking me so i don't have the white house officially responding in print in huge press conferences to us ok that's the truth piers morgan had to admit yes you have tens of millions of overall listeners every week you shouldn't have this platform you know he it night after night he said somebody needs to shoot this guy he talked about how he wants to kill me if you see that i mean they're panicking they're a bunch of gangsters and their time is running out throughout a time thanks so much for being on the kaiser report max thank you for having me and folks can follow me at real alex jones on twitter and in full force dot com and us a had all your a great crew there for me night fantastic all right and that's going to do it for this edition of the kaiser report with me max kaiser and stacy herbert i want to thank my guest alex jones of info ar
different activities that he's engaged in trying to manipulate our internal our entire old politics and now obama in his speech yesterday undoubtedly said there's these pundits who say it's about tyranny and enslavement they just want to make money clearly attacking me so i don't have the white house officially responding in print in huge press conferences to us ok that's the truth piers morgan had to admit yes you have tens of millions of overall listeners every week you shouldn't have this...
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this is the response from president obama. one paper statement, one paragraph. he put it out the night the hostage crisis ended, that was a saturday night. now he has had a lot going on this weekend, for sure. there was the inauguration. there was the speech. there were the balls. and there were a lot of people to see from beyonce to alicia keys. but take a look at the response from our closest ally. british prime minister david cameron postponed a major speech to deal with the crisis and he talked on television and to parliament three times. >> it appears to have been a large well-coordinated and heavily armed assault and it is probable it had been preplanned. the world needs to come together to deal with this threat in north africa. this attack underlines the threat that terrorist groups pose to the countries and the peoples of that region, and to our citizens, our companies and our interests, too. >> britain, like the united states, lost three citizens in the crisis. democratic senator chris kunz of delaware joins me tonight. sir, thanks very much. obviously,
this is the response from president obama. one paper statement, one paragraph. he put it out the night the hostage crisis ended, that was a saturday night. now he has had a lot going on this weekend, for sure. there was the inauguration. there was the speech. there were the balls. and there were a lot of people to see from beyonce to alicia keys. but take a look at the response from our closest ally. british prime minister david cameron postponed a major speech to deal with the crisis and he...
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>> obama! obama! >> for if we are truly created equal, then schuler the love we commit to one another must be >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear -- today we continue a never-ending journey. america will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe. we must act knowing our work will be imperfect. our journey is not complete until all our children know that they are cared for. common purpose with passion and dedication but answer the call of history and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom. cbs news coverage of the presidential inauguration continues. here again is scott pelley. >> pelley: you were just hearing the words from the president's second inaugural address delivered here in washington not long ago. if you are just joining us, president obama was sworn in for a second term about 90 minutes ago on the west front of the capital then he delivered his inaugural address, some of which you just heard. right now he's having lunch with members of
>> obama! obama! >> for if we are truly created equal, then schuler the love we commit to one another must be >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear -- today we continue a never-ending journey. america will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe. we must act knowing our work will be imperfect. our journey is not complete until all our children know that they are cared for. common purpose with passion and dedication but answer the call of...
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obama will announce today. press secretary jay carney says it will take more than gun controls to make our children safe. >> this is something that we have to address as a nation. it is not something you can do alone through executive action. it is not something you can do with even a series of laws that, congress might pass. this is a problem that touches on a variety of areas of american life. and it needs to be approach broadly. >> reporter: the white house released letters from children to the president in the wake of the newtown massacre including from this one from 10-year-old kijah from fworge ga. asking mr. obama to stop gun violence. a number of those children will join the president on stage today. bill: we're awaiting the headlines, wendell. what is the expectation? what will be the proposal from the president? >> reporter: here a combination of proposals, bill. some for congress. some measures the government can take on its own. the president will announce a crackdown on people that lie on backgroun
obama will announce today. press secretary jay carney says it will take more than gun controls to make our children safe. >> this is something that we have to address as a nation. it is not something you can do alone through executive action. it is not something you can do with even a series of laws that, congress might pass. this is a problem that touches on a variety of areas of american life. and it needs to be approach broadly. >> reporter: the white house released letters from...
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obama with a choice. he can continue driving a hard bargain on political policy terms that would entail using the entitlements until the republicans capitulate with the regard to the sequester or and partial government shutdown or the president could act on his past promises to tacking entitlements and engage in good faith with republicans now so they have no further reason to exploit the quest station. another writes if the house approves the stedges the next budget deadline would occur march 1 when the $1.2 trillion in automatic spending -- host: this comes as the larger proposal of what we have been talking about, headlines you may have seen already, headlines much like those in the baltimore sun that morning says house g.o.p. leaders and you heard our guest jonathan strong talk about the change in strategy to gain support. that's what we're talking about the remainder of our time. hunter, from fort lauderdale, florida. our republican line. go right ahead. caller: good morning. i think what people are
obama with a choice. he can continue driving a hard bargain on political policy terms that would entail using the entitlements until the republicans capitulate with the regard to the sequester or and partial government shutdown or the president could act on his past promises to tacking entitlements and engage in good faith with republicans now so they have no further reason to exploit the quest station. another writes if the house approves the stedges the next budget deadline would occur march...
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i've wrote a poem on the auctions off of barack obama's seat. [laughter] in 2012, i was a little concerned. although we had one or two candidates left over from 2008. including mitt romney, of course, he had run in 2008. and in 2008, i had done a poem about him that went yes, myth, so slick of speech. .. rick perry lake john edwards has beautiful hair and a good rhyme with perry because they say the space beneath the hair is scary. [laughter] said this book stands with the actual election. since then camorra talked a lot about it why the republicans lost. i actually wrote a poem about back, which has called republicans soul-searching, were searching our souls and wondering why we got beat so badly our rivals are gloating. it's obvious now where our campaign went wrong. we should have prevented more people from voting. [laughter] and there was one very that the problem was as romney church victories the center, which is traditional in american politics that you appeal to the base of the party in the primary to the center. and he did try to move t
i've wrote a poem on the auctions off of barack obama's seat. [laughter] in 2012, i was a little concerned. although we had one or two candidates left over from 2008. including mitt romney, of course, he had run in 2008. and in 2008, i had done a poem about him that went yes, myth, so slick of speech. .. rick perry lake john edwards has beautiful hair and a good rhyme with perry because they say the space beneath the hair is scary. [laughter] said this book stands with the actual election....
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obama!. [applause] now we know that we would not be here today were it not for those who stand guard around the world to preserve our freedom. to those in our armed forces, we offer our infinite thanks for your bravery, your honor, your sacrifice. [cheers and applause] this democracy of ours was forged by intellect and argument, by activism and blood and above all, from john adams to elizabeth stand ton to martin luther king, by a stubborn adherence to a notion that we are all created equal and we deserve nothing less than a great republic worthy of our consent. the theme of this year's inaugural is, faith in america's future. the perfect embodiment of this unshakable confidence in the ongoing success of our collective journey is an event from our past. i speak of the improbable completion of the capitol dome and capping it with a statue of freedom which occurred 150 years ago in 1863. when abraham lincoln took office two years earlier, the dome above us was a half-built eyesore. conventional
obama!. [applause] now we know that we would not be here today were it not for those who stand guard around the world to preserve our freedom. to those in our armed forces, we offer our infinite thanks for your bravery, your honor, your sacrifice. [cheers and applause] this democracy of ours was forged by intellect and argument, by activism and blood and above all, from john adams to elizabeth stand ton to martin luther king, by a stubborn adherence to a notion that we are all created equal and...